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@@ -54,9 +54,10 @@ A person (identity: Ned Floundry) is dying from a curse with a known kill timeli
1. Opening — establish Phelan's life, voice, financial situation, the land
2. Case introduction — client arrives, stakes established. Family pipeline to Devod planted
3. First investigation — Phelan reads the curse, recognizes three nested layers. Identifies herb requirement (ghostveil moss) alongside magical structure
4. Complication — Compact pressure (bribe, regulatory threats). Devod introduced through Mere — provides intel on Ned's concerns and mine location
5. Mine expedition — team retrieves ghostveil moss from Velken's Drift. Action beat with mine creatures and Compact-tied bandits. Conspiracy evidence deepens
6. Full analysis — all pieces assembled. Devod's "move the lock" idea solves Layer 3. Hyperfocus crash (vulnerability moment)
7. The three-method cure — climax. Anchor drift (Devod's concept) → stabilizer confusion (forge-and-redirect) → degradation crack (herb window). Team-dependent execution
8. Resolution + personal beat — the case closes, something small shifts in his personal life. Mine evidence strengthens conspiracy thread for series
3. First investigation — Ch11: Phelan reads the curse at bedside, identifies three nested layers. Ch12 Scene 1: processes observations into solutions, identifies herb requirement (ghostveil moss)
4. Devod + mother revelation — Phelan goes to Devod alone (Ch12 Scene 2). Case intel (Ned's Compact concerns, Velken's Drift mine). Mother revealed as owning Thresholds, controlling Mere's income, forcing Devod out via ultimatum. Mere doesn't know
5. Complication — Compact pressure: bribe (house money, refused — extra weight because it could solve Mere's situation), regulatory threats (Ch13). Mere/Devod first forced proximity. Mine expedition prepared
6. Mine expedition — team retrieves ghostveil moss from Velken's Drift. Action beat with mine creatures and Compact-tied bandits. Conspiracy evidence deepens
7. Full analysis — all pieces assembled. Devod's "move the lock" idea solves Layer 3. Hyperfocus crash (vulnerability moment)
8. The three-method cure — climax. Anchor drift (Devod's concept) → stabilizer confusion (forge-and-redirect) → degradation crack (herb window). Team-dependent execution
9. Resolution + personal beat — the case closes, Phelan rents larger home (asks Mere to move in). Mine evidence strengthens conspiracy thread for series. Mother/Thresholds ownership planted for Book 2